0208010A Joint Tactical Communications Program (TRI-TAC)

A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: A requirement exists to automate Signal Corps unit's capability to manage multiple tactical communications systems in support of battlefield operations. The Integrated System Control (ISYSCON) facility will provide automated, integrated management of the tactical communications network, establish an interface with each technical control facility in the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) architecture, and enable automation assisted configuration and management of a dynamic battlefield. ISYSCON is being developed in an evolutionary manner with incremental software releases. A change to the requirements document has added planning and management of satellite resources as a requirement. The ISYSCON has been selected as the baseline for network management system for joint task force use. The Battlefield Spectrum Management (BSM) software has been designated as part of the migration system for DOD use. The work efforts in FY 1996 - FY 1999 support the development of the first three software releases (P0, IOT&E & P2, P3), the fabrication of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) prototype, support for an IOT&E, and initiation of Nodal Management, Automatic Network Management and work efforts for follow-on software releases. This program element also supports any development required for PM, Joint Tactical Area Communications System ( JTACS) Area Common User Systems (ACUS). This program is assigned to Budget Activity 7 since it includes those development projects, in support of a development acquisition program or upgrades, still in engineering and manufacturing development but which have received approval for production through DAB or other action, or production funds have been included in the DOD budget submission for the budget or subsequent fiscal year. The ISYSCON Program serves as a baseline foundation to support future network management initiatives tied to and part of the evolution to the Digitized Division and the WIN Architecture.

Acquisition Strategy: The acquisition strategy for the development phase was to competitively award an Engineering Manufacturing Development phase contract (awarded Sep 92). A Milestone III Decision for the Full Production Phase is scheduled for FY 98 following a successful IOT&E in 4QFY97.

FY 1996 Accomplishments:

	1046	Initiated systems design for IOT&E software baseline
	523	System integration test (P0)
	2616	Completed detail design and conducted Developmental Progress Review (DPR)
	3100	Task Force XXI
	600	Completed BSM Version 4.0
	3178	Began code, unit test, and system test of the IOT&E software baseline
	584	Delivered draft training materiel
	500	CDR for hardware prototypes
	500	Developed and deliver draft tech pubs
Total	12647

FY 1997 Planned Program:

	5200	Participation in the Army Warfighter Experiment (AWE) Exercise
	1543	Conduct DPR for IOT&E baseline
	2489	Complete systems design for IOT&E software baseline
	1869	IOT&E training/testing support
	2043	Initiate systems design for Phase 2 (P2) baseline
	3368	Code, unit test, system test for P2 baseline
	1272	Continue systems design for P2 baseline
	445	Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Total	18229

FY 1998 Planned Program:

	506	Conduct DPR for P2 baseline
	2160	Conduct code, unit test, system test for P2 baseline
	3173	Complete systems design for P2 baseline
	1155	P2 software release
	1989	Conduct Follow-On Test & Evaluation (FOT&E) for P2
Total	8983

FY 1999 Planned Program:

	2462	Continue systems design for P3 baseline
	3187	Code, unit test, system test for P3 baseline
	996	Conduct DPR for P3 baseline
	1171	Complete systems design for P3
	1000	P3 software release
	1125	Support Limited User Test (LUT)
Total	9941

B. Project Change Summary	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999
FY 1997 President's Budget	12972	18693	9409	10420
Appropriated Value	13368	18229
Adjustments to Appropriated Value	-721
FY 1998 Pres Bud Request	12647	18229	8983	9941

C. Other Program Funding Summary	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	To Comp	Total Cost
Other Procurement, Army-2, BX0007	12766	9821	10645	10539	4174	0	0	0		47945

D. Schedule Profile

FY 1996

FY 1997

FY 1998

FY 1999

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

P0 Software

PDR

CDR

IOT&E Software

DPR

*X

*X

IOT&E

X

P2 Software

DPR

X

X

FOT&E

X

P3 Software

DPR

X

X

LUT

X

P4 Software

DPR

X

X

*Milestone Completed

A. Project Cost Breakdown	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999
Software Development (Contractor)	10784	16221	7251	8124
Contractor Engineering Support	567	439	571	584
Government Engineering Support	1000	923	876	955
Program Management Support	296	201	285	278
SBIR/STTR		445
Total	12647	18229	8983	9941

B. Budget Acquisition History and Planning Information: Not applicable.